General manager Chuck Fletcher has officially made his first trade as head man of the Philadelphia Flyers, the first of expected many in the coming months. This one, however, doesn’t quite earn the “major” designation that future moves likely will.

Jordan Weal, acquired back in 2016 via the trade that sent Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to the Los Angeles Kings, was shipped to the Arizona Coyotes on Friday afternoon for a sixth round pick in the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft and 23-year old defenseman Jacob Graves. For Weal, it concludes a Flyers’ career that spanned 124 regular season games and one playoff appearance.

Today’s trade marks a precipitous fall for Weal in the estimation of the Philadelphia organization. Former GM Ron Hextall was a Weal fan; he not only traded for him, but also knew Weal well from his time as assistant GM with the Kings, who drafted Weal in the third round back in 2010. Hextall gave Weal a legitimate chance to...